{"id":53000,"date":"2026-05-18T01:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hakuba.com\/?p=53000"},"modified":"2026-05-18T06:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:59:02","slug":"hakuba-valleys-salt-road-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hakuba.com\/zh\/blogs\/hakuba-valleys-salt-road-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakuba Valley\u2019s Salt Road Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Experience the Hakuba Valley Salt Road Festival<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wanted to walk through history, the Salt Road Festival (Shio-no-Michi Matsuri) in Nagano is the pinnacle Golden Week destination. Each year from May 3\u20135th, Hakuba Valley sheds its identity as a premier ski hub and steps back centuries in time to honor the Bokka, the legendary porters who once conquered these mountain passes.<\/p>\n

This ancient 120km trading route, also called the Chikuni Kaido, was a vital lifeline connecting the Sea of Japan coast to the landlocked city of Matsumoto. Beyond just trade, the road is a symbol of ancient chivalry; it was here that the warlord Uesugi Kenshin famously sent salt to his enemy during a 16th-century blockade, an act of mercy that ensured the mountain people did not starve during wartime.<\/p>\n\n